Went back to light duty and now they're trying to say I quit

thomashenley

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I honestly don't know how these people sleep at night. So after my back injury I was out for about three months, then my doctor cleared me for light duty with restrictions on lifting and bending. I went back to work and my employer put me on this modified schedule doing administrative stuff, which was fine for a couple weeks. Then out of nowhere my supervisor tells me they don't have enough light duty work to keep me on and says I can either take a leave of absence or just "think about whether this job is still working for me." I told him I wanted to stay and he basically said there's nothing for me to do so I should just go home. A week later I get a letter from the insurance company saying my benefits are being stopped because I voluntarily resigned. I never resigned! I literally told them I wanted to keep working. Now I'm stuck with no paycheck and I don't know how to prove I didn't quit. I've been looking for an on the job injury attorney New Paltz because I feel like they're trying to force me out and then use it as an excuse to cut off my benefits. Has anyone dealt with this kind of retaliation before and if so how did you fight it? I've got bills stacking up and I can't afford to wait around while they play games with my livelihood.